Warpstock is proud to announce that a session by Paul Smedley has been added to the conference. The session will inform you on helping Paul continue to port valuable software from the open-source world to OS/2.

- Background
- How I got started in porting
- Information on how to get started in porting
- Resources to help new porters
- If I can't port, how else can I help
- Current challenges in porting
- Future challenges in porting
- Q & A

Warpstock is the annual conference for eComStation and OS/2 users.

Warpstock 2014 will be held at the Drury Inn St. Louis Airport, in St. Louis, Missouri October 24 - 26, 2014.

Warpstock 2014 promises to be a can't-miss event, as new developments in the community will be discussed, and practical tips and techniques for getting the most out of existing systems and new hardware will be on the agenda.

Warpstock is pleased to announce a presentation by Lars Erdmann, who will discuss his work regarding the USB stack and his plans for updating the USB Mass Storage Device Driver.

In addition, Lars makes the following offer: Anyone having one or more USB storage devices that is/are incompatible with the current USB drivers should bring the device(s) to Warpstock to give (donate) to Lars, as he cannot buy every single storage device which does not work with USBMSD.ADD. He will then take it/them back to Germany for his use in testing and reworking USBMSD.ADD (please no other devices besides storage devices). As multi-LUN support also needs to be added, these devices (USB attached card readers; devices which appear as "fake" CD-ROMs to allow autostart under Windows, etc.) are also of interest.

Warpstock is pleased to announce two presentations by Jan van Wijk.

1) DFSee 12.x overview, demo and Q&A

An overview of the functionality in the DFSee disk analysis and recovery tool DFSee, with emphasis on new features added since 2008 (version 9 through 12). After a brief presentation there will be enough time for questions and perhaps some demos on usage of DFSee.

2) Disk partition and file system basics, with DFSee demos and Q&A

A brief overview of disk partitioning, including OS/2 LVM and GPT style, and a summary of the on-disk structures of several file systems.
Some hands-on using DFSee itself, driven by questions asked.

A great way to show support for this year's event is to add a link to your website. We've got code pre-made for you, which even hot-links back to the Warpstock site. Just follow the instructions on the support page.

Current and prior supporters who have provided us logos for their sites are proudly displayed on our Logo Links page.

This year, we would again like to thank the following people and businesses for promoting Warpstock 2014 on their sites:

Blonde Guy

Rosenthal & Rosenthal, LLC

Warpstock is the annual conference for eComStation and OS/2 users. Warpstock 2014 will be held at the Drury Inn St. Louis Airport, in St. Louis, Missouri October 24 - 26, 2014. Warpstock 2014 promises to be a can't-miss event, as new developments in the community will be discussed, and practical tips and techniques for getting the most out of existing systems and new hardware will be on the agenda.

Warpstock Corporation is proud to announce the approval of the official event logo for 2014:

To add this logo to your website, please visit the Warpstock 2014 Online Support page and select one of the available sizes or copy and paste the script on that page to include the size of your choice.

Registration is literally days away, so please stay tuned for the announcement!

Warpstock is the annual conference for eComStation and OS/2 users. Warpstock 2014 will be held at the Drury Inn St. Louis Airport, in St. Louis, Missouri, October 24 - 26, 2014. Warpstock 2014 presenters are preparing a number of new sessions to help you get the most out of eComStation and OS/2, including interoperability topics and frequently-discussed issues.

Hotel reservations may be made, but event registrations are just a couple of days away from going live. Please don't let that deter you from reserving your accommodations now! Watch the event pages for updates and topics on this year's agenda.

Warpstock 2014 Abstracts Now Being Accepted

The Board of Directors of Warpstock Corporation is now accepting abstracts from presenters who would like to make a presentation at Warpstock 2014. You are encouraged to send in your ideas even if you don't know if you can attend the conference. Presenters may use Skype for their presentations.

Individuals considering making a presentation should submit a letter of their intent by e-mail to: presenters [AT] warpstock [DOT] org.

The Board of Directors of Warpstock Corporation is now accepting bids and suggestions from groups or individuals wishing to host Warpstock 2014. Groups or individuals considering hosting Warpstock 2014 should submit a letter of their intent to host this event by e-mail to: bids [AT] warpstock [DOT] org.

I picked up this news from Esther Schindler on the POSSI forum. Stan was an old friend and a former director of Warpstock.

Stanley B. Sidlov, age 60, of Pompton Lakes, NJ, passed away suddenly on Monday, December 31, 2012.

Beloved husband of Jennifer K. Sidlov, devoted father of Lizabeth S. Sidlov. Son of Maria Sidlov and the late Joseph Sidlov. Dear brother of Susan Schwerberg, also survived by four nephews and one niece. Stanley was a computer programmer in the finance industry for many years. He was a former member and on the Board of Directors of Congregation Beth Sholom in Pompton Lakes, NJ. Stan was a person with a zest for knowledge and living and took an active interest in his families' lives. "Stan was a lover of all things that were good."

Memorial donations in memory of Stanley B. Sidlov may be made to either Georgia Tech Foundation Band or Georgia Tech Hillel, 840 McMillan Street, Atlanta, GA 30332.

Published in The Record/Herald News on January 3, 2013